Breast-Feeding and Postpartum Depression: Is There a Relationship?
Abstract
Objective: To study the relationship between breast-feeding cessation and the onset of postpartum depression. Method: The association between breast-feeding and depression was retrospectively examined in an obstetrical outpatient sample of 51 postpartum women who were suffering from major depression and who had stopped breast-feeding. Self-report questionnaire data were obtained from the subjects; the severity of the illness and the clinical course of each subject were evaluated. Results: The majority (39 out of 51; 83%) of the women reported that their depression began before the cessation of breast-feeding, while only 8 patients (17%) stated that their depression was subsequent to breast-feeding cessation. Conclusions: In an outpatient sample of depressed postpartum women, the onset of depression preceded the cessation of breast-feeding. The severity of the illness did not appear to influence breast-feeding persistence significantly.
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Research suggests a relation between breastfeeding and depressive symptoms.
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- Authors
- Misri, S., Sinclair, D. A., & Kuan, A. J.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre (CA)
- ORCID
- Kuan, Annie J
- Venue
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1997-12
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1061-1065
- ISSN
- 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
- 1497-0015
- OpenAlex
- W2098881706
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 0.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- breastfeeding, postpartum depression, depression onset, major depressive disorder, postpartum women, disease severity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Breast Feeding, Female, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Confidence Intervals, Depression, Postpartum
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